Seattle police detective arrested for alleged cyber-stalking

A Seattle police detective was arrested Thursday for allegedly cyber-stalking and stealing the identity of an apparent former lover, the Seattle Police Department said.

The 43-year-old married detective was apparently in a romantic relationship with the victim, the SPD blotter statement said, but the end of the relationship “was reportedly less than amicable.”

The woman went to the detective’s home on July 17 to confront him in front of his family, the statement said. The officer allegedly retaliated by creating a “salacious Facebook alias purporting to be her,” the statement said.

No other details were provided on the contents of that page.

But later the same day, the woman filed a complaint with the SPD’s Office of Professional Accountability (OPA). The victim told investigators that the counterfeit Facebook page caused her fear and embarrassment.